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Tipping the scales Click-clash-click . . . no — sorry, according to the scale, you ' re still three pounds overweight. You have until tomor- row afternoon to lose it ... if you want to wrestle. When losing weight is the issue, a picture of starvation instantly enters many minds. This is only part of what a wrestler goes through to make weight. I practice with all these sweats on, eat one meal a day (breakfast), and swim at the Executive Inn, said senior varsity wrestler Tom Knowles. Sophomore grappler Andy Voelker stated, Exercise is the main thing, You can eat vegetables and meat but you can ' t drink. That makes it hard to sleep at night. Most of the wrestlers agree that you sweat off most of your weight. This is why they insist upon wearing enough clothes to ski in while they run their daily 25 laps around the gym. At out-of-town matches, some wrestlers have been known to dress so snuggly only to sit in a motel room with the thermostat pushed up to the limit. This type of quick weight loss does, however, cause the wrestlers to become weak. Voelker commented about the need for vitamins in his diet. Senior John Dewig added, After weigh-in you get to eat a lot, Then, you just get fired up! Most agree the hardest part about trying to lose weight is watching everyone else eat and drink at lunchtime; they know they ' ll have to run their laps on an empty stomach. Of course, when a person like junior heavyweight, Matt Crowe, eats assorted goodies in front of them, the willpow- er is put to the test. (Heavyweights are not required to stay under a certain weight.) Knowles commented, You can just smell the food; it drives me nuts. Voelker laughted, If I was as big as Matt, I ' d hit him. At times the wrestlers do get depressed, trying to lose that last pound, giving it everything to be a Mater Dei wrestler. What makes it all worthwhile? Voelker explained, After you win and the referee raises your hand, and everyone claps, and then the coach tells you you did a good job, it makes you feel good. Dewig smiled, Winning! You feel like you did some- thing. Why do these men push themselves so hard to make weight? Knowles summed up the feeling as he stated, It ' s be- cause this is Mater Dei and it ' s a tradition. — Mary Schenk 65 VARSITY AND RESERVE WRESTLING: FRONT ROW: Dean Happe, Dan Elpers, Blake Titzer, Tom Knowles, Tom Zenthoefer, Matt Bequette, Alan May, Greg Clausheide, Matt Bartek, Keith Layman. SECOND ROW: Mark Weinzapfel, Tim Martin, Andy Voelker, Bernie Mayer, Paul Day- ton, John Dewig, Mike Bergwitz, Jim Weinzapfel, Mark Toelle. Coach Tony Bergwitz. THIRD ROW: Nathan Moutoux, Randy Plump, Kevin Wilde- man, Andy Hoefling, Clay Allison, Joe Bas- semeier, Ron Maurer, Joe Gerber, Larry Luigs, Ted Kares. BACK ROW: Coach Mike Goebel, Jeff Adler, Dave Wannamuehler, Vince Boots, Matt Crowe, Dan Knight, Jeff Happe, Steve Anslinger, Joe Steinkamp. (Photo courtesy Dr. Johnson, West Side Nut Club)
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' Dual ' ing dynamite! cont. TAKEDOWN TIME: Junior Matt Bequette gets two points for a takedown in his 119 pound match in the Castle meet. Bequette finished with 38 takedowns on the season, (Photo by Alan Burdette) CELEBRATE: Senior Brian Helfrich had a lotto cheer about at the Mater Dei-Reitz dual meet. MD de- molished Reitz 35-18 before 2000 westside wres- tling fans. (Photo by Alon Burdette) INDIAN WRESTLER: Junior Vince Boots awaits the referee ' s signal to start his match with Jeff Sellers from Castle. Boots decisioned Sellers 4-3 in a close match. (Photo by Alan Burdette) i
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